We're only one day away from the official release of The Penny on DVD in stores nationwide!  We'll have more information on where exactly you can buy the film once it starts showing up in stores tomorrow, so stay tuned for that.

In other news, The Penny theatrical premiere also took place this past Saturday in Madison, WI!  It was a great success with the film playing to a packed audience!  You can read more about the premiere on the film's blog.

Want to see The Penny before it's even released on DVD?  And on a big screen to boot?  The film will be having it's local theatrical premiere on Saturday, April 30 at 3:40pm at the Sundance Cinemas 608 in Madison, WI!

Many of the cast and crew will be in attendance for this special event, and if you're in the area we'd love to have you join us as well!  This is a one time showing with limited seating though so we'd encourage you to get your tickets soon if you plan on attending.  They can be purchased online at the link below.

We look forward to hopefully seeing some of you there!

Even if you're not able to make it to the premiere, you can still head over to The Penny blog and check out some new behind the scenes clips that are being posted weekly.  Enjoy!

The Penny DVD has an official release date!  The film will be available at stores nationwide starting on May 3!  We'll have more information on exactly where to find it and how to preorder it soon.

In the meantime, head on over to the film's blog to see the list of bonus features included on the disc!

Radio silence from the front lines of Filmweavers was finally broken last night to relay some important and very overdue updates.  Below is a partial transcript of that correspondence:

-There are rumors of a new DVD cover for The Penny coming from the direction of the film's blog and Facebook page.

-In even bigger news, it seems The Penny has secured a distribution contract!

(You can read more about both these and continuing stories on the film's semi-new blog over at: http://www.thepennyfilm.com/blog  Also, the film's Facebook page is another great way to stay even more up to date on the project - plus get chances to enter fun contests: http://www.facebook.com/thepennyfilm)


-Earlier this month Dustin and Ethan reportedly traveled to WI to meet up with Nathan and Micah for their annual Filmweavers business meetings.  Discussions ranged from boring topics such as taxes and paperwork, to more exciting things like future film projects, scripts, and even who would write these blog posts!

-Apparently another reason for the radio silence these past months has been certain members participation in other exciting film ventures.  Nathan has enjoyed spending a number of weeks down in warm and sunny TX working on the edit of Ace Wonder, a great looking family film from HeuMoore Productions (makers of The Widow's Might).  Ethan meanwhile (along with his wife Ashley) spent a couple months in VA working in the VFX department on the set of Alone, Yet Not Alone, a period piece from Advent Film Group.  Hopefully each of them can be talked into providing more descriptive accounts of their experiences here soon…

There was some more information included in the radio message deemed too sensitive to disclose at this time.  Things such as new story and film ideas being kicked around by the group.  Hopefully over the coming months those things too will be able to come to light.  The only way you'll know though is by staying tuned here for more "news from the front".

The brand new "Limited Festival Edition" DVD of The Penny has just been added to our online store!

Can't wait for the official release? Get this special pre-release DVD of the new feature film!  While the disc does not contain bonus features, you can look for some of those to be put up at www.ThePennyFilm.com over the coming months…

There's also a new 2-DVD combo pack where you can get both The Penny and our last film The Heartwood Dagger for a great discounted price!  Be sure to check it out.

(Micah, Nathan, and Dusty after the awards ceremony. -Photo courtesy of Peter Serven)

Our week down in Texas for the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival was an exciting one, culminating with the awards ceremony where "The Penny" was blessed to receive the Jubilee Award for "Best Feature Film"!!  Many of the cast and crew were down with us to celebrate as well, but unfortunately Ethan wasn't able to be there due to a schedule conflict with another film he is currently working on. We missed you man!

The screening of the film on Friday also marked the world premiere of "The Penny" and it was received very well.  The theater was packed to standing room only with over 600 people in the audience.  There was a second showing on Saturday as well with an even larger attendance!  Thank you to the many of you who came out to see it.

Meanwhile, we continue to work through the long road to distribution, whereby many more audiences will hopefully be able to see the film.  In the meantime we'll continue to post more pictures, videos, and updates on the film's website and Facebook page which can be found at: www.ThePennyFilm.com and www.facebook.com/thepennyfilm

After much anticipation and patient waiting the new website for "The Penny" is now live!  You can find it at: www.ThePennyFilm.com

Not only is there a new site but also a brand new full length trailer for the film!  You can stream it above, or even better yet download a full HD version on the film's website here: http://thepennyfilm.com/media-2

Let us know what you think!

The film itself is nearing final completion as well.  There have been some issues and delays with the final sound mix but they are being taken care of as we speak.  For continued updates stay tuned here and to the new blog for "The Penny" at: http://thepennyfilm.com/blog

Don't forget to check out the new Facebook page for "The Penny" either.  It's a great way to spread the news about the film and we'd love to have you suggest the page to your friends: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Penny-Film/438121780857?ref=ts

Thanks again for all your interest and support over the past two years of this project!

Filmweavers is pleased to announce that "The Penny" has been accepted as one of eight feature film finalists at the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival!

The film will be screening sometime during the festival October 28-30.  Many of the cast and crew will be making the trip down to TX for the event and we look forward to seeing some of you blog readers down there as well!

For more information: http://www.tbn.org/index.php/2/4/p/934.html

To find a station near you: http://www.tbn.org/watch-us/how-to-watch-tbn

Following closely on the heels of VFX completion, color grading for "The Penny" is complete! 

What exactly is color grading you ask?  The picture above is a great example.  Color grading is a process where the original image is taken and enhanced to produce an even better looking picture.  Sometimes that just entails correcting a shot so that it matches those around it.  Other times it means adding a tint to the shot to help enhance the mood and feel of a particular scene (as in the example above).  Hopefully we can get Micah (our colorist) on here soon to explain a bit more of the process and his experiences grading "The Penny".

This also means that we are one step closer to a completed film!  The final element left is the sound mix which is being wrapped up over the next week.  You should be hearing more about that soon as well...

The ongoing saga to complete a modern film generally entails the successful completion of some amount of visual effects work. The Penny is no exeption. While not a "VFX film" like Pendragon and others, it had a few of it's own unique visual effects enhancements which should go entirely unnoticed in the completed film. In the end there are over 140 effects shots, which we completed on a part time basis. The Penny has been on a long road, but as I understand it, we are literally a week from the finished film. Hold your breath guys!

After the past months of radio silence some of you may be wondering if there is any life left over here at Filmweavers…and I'm happy to report there is!

This time has been filled with many different things.  One of those being my (Nathan) work on the Ace Wonder set.  Those of you following their blog know that the filming wrapped on schedule and was a big success.  The six weeks spent out in TN brought me many new friends and memories!

During my time out there I also kept an eye on the continued work on "The Penny" back home.  These past months have brought that project quite close to completion and we are now officially on the homestretch.  All indications point to a final version of the film being in hand by the end of the month!

The visual effects are all wrapped up and placed in the timeline with the exception of only two shots.  The entire film now has a color grade and only has some final tweaking and polishing to be done yet.  Last week I headed down to the sound studio for an updated viewing session of the sound mix and things are getting quite close on that front as well.

As these last few pieces fall into place I'll keep you updated on the progress and obviously the final completion.  Thank you to everyone for your continued interest in "The Penny"!  Filmmaking is a long slow process often compared to watching paint dry, but each of those tiny painstaking brushstrokes are worth it when the final canvas is revealed...